Moschino names Davide Renne as new creative director

Moschino has named Davide Renne – a Gucci alumni – as the creative director of the house, filling a position vacated by the recent departure of Jeremy Scott.
 
The news was announced Monday morning by Aeffe, the Italian fashion group active in the ready-to-wear, footwear and leather goods that controls brands such as Alberta Ferretti, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, Pollini and Moschino.

Renne joins Moschino after two decades with Gucci, where he led the brand’s women’s style office, eventually as head designer for womenswear. At Moschino, he will supervise the womenswear, men’s wear and accessories collections, reporting to Massimo Ferretti, executive president of Aeffe.
 
“Franco Moschino had nicknamed his studio ‘the games room.’ It’s like this: what fashion – especially Italian fashion, and the Maison Moschino first and foremost – can achieve with its influence should always be done with a sense of play, of joy. A sense of discovery and experimentation,” said Renne in a release.

“I am deeply aware of the honor that Massimo Ferretti, an almost paternal gentleman towards me with his ability to listen and dialogue during our meetings, has allowed me to take the helm of the Maison founded by one of the great minds of fashion. So: thank you very much, Mr. Ferretti, for giving me the keys to your games room. I can’t wait to get started – we’ll have fun. Together,” added Renne.
 
Renne officially becomes creative director of Moschino on November 1, 2023. He will present his debut Autumn/Winter 24-25 collection during Milan Fashion Week in February 2024.

“Today we welcome Davide to the Moschino family,” added Ferretti.
 
“We were all struck by Davide’s extremely sophisticated vision, by his awareness of the power of fashion to create a lively and poetic dialogue with world around us, and from his deep understanding of Moschino’s heritage and our codes. He is a brilliant designer, and a special human being: Franco said that bad manners are the only truly bad taste, and meeting Davide I was struck not only by his obvious talent but by his kindness, his sensitivity. We are confident that he will play a fundamental role in shaping the future of Moschino, a global Maison with an Italian heart and a truly unique DNA in the luxury sector,” added Ferretti.
 
Wildly regarded as one of Italy’s all-time great designers, Franco Moschino was known for his sense of humor, visual puns and surrealist take on style. He founded his own fashion house in 1983, after art studies in Brera Academy and six years working as an illustrator for Gianni Versace. He died of AIDS complications a decade later in 1994, and his house was eventually acquired by Aeffe.